A research flight set to test human limits on long-haul flights has just taken off for the 20-hour journey from New York to Sydney
that most on board would be Qantas employees, although six Qantas Frequent Flyer volunteer passengers were expected to take part too.
"Months of flight planning has gone in to determining the optimum flight path, including running daily plans to establish wind and weather patterns," said the airline on itsThe Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner flight is the first of three test flights, dubbed by the airline as"project sunrise," which will run in October, November and December to gather data.
Currently the only direct route from Australia to Europe goes from Perth to London, a 9,000-mile journey which started in March 2018.Researchers from Sydney University's Charles Perkins Centre, Monash University and the Alertness Safety and Productivity Cooperative Research Centre -- a scientific program backed by the Australian government -- will examine the impact of the long flight on those on board.
Those on board have been advised to keep a daily log in the lead-up to the flight and for two weeks afterwards, to show how they feel and how they've coped with jet lag.
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